August 2028 almanac
August 1–31, 2028 runs from Month 6, day 11 to Month 7, day 12 of the Chinese year Wu-Shen. Solar terms this month: Start of Autumn, End of Heat. Festivals: Qixi Festival. Select a date to open it in the calendar with the full almanac, lucky hours and moon phase.
- Lunar dates
- Month 6, day 11 – Month 7, day 12
- Month pillar
- Ji-Wei / Geng-Shen
- Solar terms
- Start of Autumn, End of Heat
- Auspicious days
- 16 days
August: Start of Autumn, End of Heat and the seventh lunar month
Start of Autumn falls around 7 or 8 August, but most places stay hot, a late spell known as the 'autumn tiger'. End of Heat, around 22 or 23 August, signals that the worst of the heat is about to pass. In northern China mornings and evenings begin to cool, while the Yangtze region remains muggy. Southern China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are still hot and humid, and this is the peak of the typhoon season, with heavy rain and strong winds.
The seventh lunar month, traditionally called Ghost Month, usually falls in August and September. The Qixi Festival on the seventh day usually lands in August and is now often treated as a Chinese Valentine's Day. The Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan) on the fifteenth usually falls between mid-August and early September. Communities across Taiwan hold pudu offerings for wandering spirits, with Keelung's Ghost Festival especially large, and Hong Kong's Yu Lan Festival of the Chiuchow community is listed as national intangible cultural heritage. 8 August is Father's Day in Taiwan, though not a day off.
By tradition few weddings are held in the seventh lunar month, and many people also avoid moving, buying property or breaking ground, so wedding venues enter their quiet season. Folk taboos such as avoiding late nights out or swimming are matters of belief rather than fact. In northern China people 'add autumn fat' by eating meat at Start of Autumn. After End of Heat, traditional advice is to add a layer in the cooler evenings.
Solar terms and moon phases
| Event | Date | Time | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full moon | Sat, Aug 5 | 16:09 | L6/15 |
| Start of Autumn | Mon, Aug 7 | 07:21 | L6/17 |
| Last quarter | Sun, Aug 13 | 19:45 | L6/23 |
| New moon | Sun, Aug 20 | 18:43 | L7/1 |
| End of Heat | Tue, Aug 22 | 22:00 | L7/3 |
| First quarter | Sun, Aug 27 | 09:35 | L7/8 |
Times are in UTC+8.
Festivals, deity birthdays and holidays
| Date | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 4 | Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad | Holiday · Malaysia |
| Wed, Aug 9 | Guanyin's Enlightenment Day | Deity birthday |
| Wed, Aug 9 | National Day | Holiday · Singapore |
| Mon, Aug 14 | Birthday of Guan Gong | Deity birthday |
| Sat, Aug 26 | Qixi Festival | Festival |
| Sat, Aug 26 | Birthday of Qiniangma | Deity birthday |
| Thu, Aug 31 | National Day | Holiday · Malaysia |
Key day spirits this month
| Spirit | Type | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | 16, 26 |
| Monthly Virtue | Auspicious | 15, 25 |
| Heavenly Wish | Auspicious | 1, 12 |
| Year Breaker | Inauspicious | 9, 21 |
| Month Breaker | Inauspicious | 9, 21 |
| Four Endings | Inauspicious | 6 |
| Four Wastes | Inauspicious | 6 |
| Shousi (Receiving Death) | Inauspicious | 1, 8, 20 |
| Going Without Return | Inauspicious | 1, 16, 28 |
| Yang Gong Taboo | Inauspicious | 20 |
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Good days at a glance
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Daily almanac
| Date | Lunar date | Day pillar | Officer · god | Clash | Good for | Avoid | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tue | L6/11 | Wu-Wu | Close · Heavenly Prison (inauspicious) | Rat, north | Offerings, Building work, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave, Encoffining, Exhumation | Wedding, Engagement agreement, Visiting relatives & friends, Praying for children, Consecrating statues, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Digging a well, Opening a business, Opening storehouses, Hanging a signboard, Taking office, Travel, Moving house, Moving in, Medical treatment | |
| 2 Wed | L6/12 | Ji-Wei | Establish · Dark Warrior (inauspicious) | Ox, west | Visiting relatives & friends, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Receiving wealth, Taking office, Travel, Starting school | Breaking ground, Building work, Raising the ridgebeam, Demolition, Opening storehouses, Planting, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave, Encoffining, Exhumation | |
| 3 Thu | L6/13 | Geng-Shen | Remove · Life Director (auspicious) | Tiger, south | Offerings, Taoist rites, Building work, Demolition, Travel, Medical treatment, Haircut, Bathing, House cleaning, Breaking ground for a grave, Encoffining, Ending mourning, Putting on mourning clothes, Exhumation | Wedding, Opening a business, Trade & contracts, Taking office | |
| 4 Fri | L6/14 | Xin-You | Full · Hooked Array (inauspicious) | Rabbit, east | Wedding, Visiting relatives & friends, Offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening a business, Trade & contracts, Receiving wealth, Opening storehouses, Hanging a signboard, Tailoring, Haircut | Breaking ground, Taking office, Medical treatment, Planting, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave | |
| 5 Sat | L6/15 | Ren-Xu | Balance · Green Dragon (auspicious) | Dragon, north | Offerings, Building work, Bathing, House cleaning, Encoffining | Wedding, Engagement agreement, Praying for blessings, Digging a well, Opening a business, Moving house, Moving in, Planting | |
| 6 Sun | L6/16 | Gui-Hai | Settle · Bright Hall (auspicious) | Snake, west | Offerings | Wedding, Betrothal, Engagement agreement, Installing a bed, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating statues, Breaking ground, Building work, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Digging a well, Opening a business, Trade & contracts, Receiving wealth, Opening storehouses, Hanging a signboard, Taking office, Travel, Moving house, Moving in, Starting school, Medical treatment, Planting, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave, Exhumation | |
| 7 Mon | L6/17 | Jia-Zi | Settle · Green Dragon (auspicious) | Horse, south | Wedding, Betrothal, Engagement agreement, Visiting relatives & friends, Offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating statues, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Trade & contracts, Hanging a signboard, Starting school, Planting, Animal husbandry, Tailoring | Travel, Medical treatment, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave | Start of Autumn |
| 8 Tue | L6/18 | Yi-Chou | Initiate · Bright Hall (auspicious) | Goat, east | Betrothal, Engagement agreement, Offerings, Building work, Catching pests | Wedding, Opening a business, Receiving wealth, Opening storehouses, Travel, Moving house, Moving in | |
| 9 Wed | L6/19 | Bing-Yin | Destruction · Heavenly Punishment (inauspicious) | Monkey, north | Demolition, Medical treatment | Wedding, Betrothal, Engagement agreement, Installing a bed, Visiting relatives & friends, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating statues, Taoist rites, Breaking ground, Building work, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Digging a well, Opening a business, Trade & contracts, Receiving wealth, Opening storehouses, Hanging a signboard, Taking office, Travel, Moving house, Moving in, Starting school, Planting, Animal husbandry, Tailoring, Haircut, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave, Encoffining, Ending mourning, Putting on mourning clothes, Exhumation | Guanyin's Enlightenment Day |
| 10 Thu | L6/20 | Ding-Mao | Danger · Vermilion Bird (inauspicious) | Rooster, west | Installing a bed, Offerings, Praying for blessings | Wedding, Engagement agreement, Breaking ground, Building work, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Digging a well, Hanging a signboard, Travel, Haircut | |
| 11 Fri | L6/21 | Wu-Chen | Success · Golden Casket (auspicious) | Dog, south | Engagement agreement, Installing a bed, Visiting relatives & friends, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating statues, Taoist rites, Breaking ground, Building work, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Digging a well, Opening a business, Trade & contracts, Receiving wealth, Opening storehouses, Hanging a signboard, Taking office, Moving in, Starting school, Planting, Animal husbandry, Tailoring, Haircut, Putting on mourning clothes | Wedding, Betrothal, Demolition, Travel, Moving house, Medical treatment | |
| 12 Sat | L6/22 | Ji-Si | Receive · Heavenly Virtue (auspicious) | Pig, east | Wedding, Offerings, Trade & contracts, Receiving wealth, Starting school, Planting, Animal husbandry, Bathing, House cleaning, Catching pests | Taking office, Travel, Medical treatment, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave | |
| 13 Sun | L6/23 | Geng-Wu | Open · White Tiger (inauspicious) | Rat, north | Wedding, Betrothal, Engagement agreement, Installing a bed, Visiting relatives & friends, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating statues, Taoist rites, Breaking ground, Building work, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Digging a well, Opening a business, Trade & contracts, Opening storehouses, Hanging a signboard, Taking office, Travel, Moving house, Moving in, Starting school, Medical treatment, Tailoring | Demolition, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave, Exhumation | |
| 14 Mon | L6/24 | Xin-Wei | Close · Jade Hall (auspicious) | Ox, west | Offerings, Building work, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave, Encoffining, Exhumation | Wedding, Engagement agreement, Visiting relatives & friends, Praying for children, Consecrating statues, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Digging a well, Opening a business, Opening storehouses, Hanging a signboard, Taking office, Travel, Moving house, Moving in, Medical treatment | Birthday of Guan Gong |
| 15 Tue | L6/25 | Ren-Shen | Establish · Heavenly Prison (inauspicious) | Tiger, south | Visiting relatives & friends, Offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Receiving wealth, Taking office, Travel, Starting school | Breaking ground, Building work, Raising the ridgebeam, Demolition, Opening storehouses, Planting, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave, Encoffining, Exhumation | |
| 16 Wed | L6/26 | Gui-You | Remove · Dark Warrior (inauspicious) | Rabbit, east | Offerings, Praying for blessings, Taoist rites, Building work, Demolition, Haircut, Bathing, House cleaning, Breaking ground for a grave, Encoffining, Ending mourning, Putting on mourning clothes, Exhumation | Wedding, Opening a business, Trade & contracts, Taking office, Travel, Moving house, Moving in, Medical treatment | |
| 17 Thu | L6/27 | Jia-Xu | Full · Life Director (auspicious) | Dragon, north | Visiting relatives & friends, Offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening a business, Trade & contracts, Receiving wealth, Opening storehouses, Hanging a signboard, Tailoring, Haircut | Wedding, Betrothal, Breaking ground, Taking office, Medical treatment, Planting, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave | |
| 18 Fri | L6/28 | Yi-Hai | Balance · Hooked Array (inauspicious) | Snake, west | Offerings, Building work, Bathing, House cleaning, Encoffining | Wedding, Engagement agreement, Praying for blessings, Digging a well, Opening a business, Moving house, Moving in, Planting | |
| 19 Sat | L6/29 | Bing-Zi | Settle · Green Dragon (auspicious) | Horse, south | Wedding, Betrothal, Engagement agreement, Visiting relatives & friends, Offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating statues, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Trade & contracts, Hanging a signboard, Starting school, Planting, Animal husbandry, Tailoring | Travel, Medical treatment, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave | |
| 20 Sun | L7/1 | Ding-Chou | Initiate · Bright Hall (auspicious) | Goat, east | Betrothal, Engagement agreement, Offerings, Catching pests | Wedding, Breaking ground, Building work, Raising the ridgebeam, Opening a business, Receiving wealth, Opening storehouses, Travel, Moving house, Moving in, Haircut, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave | |
| 21 Mon | L7/2 | Wu-Yin | Destruction · Heavenly Punishment (inauspicious) | Monkey, north | Demolition, Medical treatment | Wedding, Betrothal, Engagement agreement, Installing a bed, Visiting relatives & friends, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating statues, Taoist rites, Breaking ground, Building work, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Digging a well, Opening a business, Trade & contracts, Receiving wealth, Opening storehouses, Hanging a signboard, Taking office, Travel, Moving house, Moving in, Starting school, Planting, Animal husbandry, Tailoring, Haircut, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave, Encoffining, Ending mourning, Putting on mourning clothes, Exhumation | |
| 22 Tue | L7/3 | Ji-Mao | Danger · Vermilion Bird (inauspicious) | Rooster, west | Installing a bed, Offerings, Praying for blessings | Wedding, Engagement agreement, Breaking ground, Building work, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Digging a well, Hanging a signboard, Travel | End of Heat |
| 23 Wed | L7/4 | Geng-Chen | Success · Golden Casket (auspicious) | Dog, south | Engagement agreement, Installing a bed, Visiting relatives & friends, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating statues, Taoist rites, Breaking ground, Building work, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Digging a well, Opening a business, Trade & contracts, Receiving wealth, Opening storehouses, Hanging a signboard, Taking office, Moving in, Starting school, Planting, Animal husbandry, Tailoring, Haircut, Putting on mourning clothes | Wedding, Betrothal, Demolition, Travel, Moving house, Medical treatment | |
| 24 Thu | L7/5 | Xin-Si | Receive · Heavenly Virtue (auspicious) | Pig, east | Wedding, Offerings, Trade & contracts, Receiving wealth, Starting school, Planting, Animal husbandry, Bathing, House cleaning, Catching pests | Taking office, Travel, Medical treatment, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave | |
| 25 Fri | L7/6 | Ren-Wu | Open · White Tiger (inauspicious) | Rat, north | Wedding, Betrothal, Engagement agreement, Installing a bed, Visiting relatives & friends, Offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating statues, Taoist rites, Breaking ground, Building work, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Digging a well, Opening a business, Trade & contracts, Opening storehouses, Hanging a signboard, Taking office, Travel, Moving house, Moving in, Starting school, Medical treatment, Tailoring | Demolition, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave, Exhumation | |
| 26 Sat | L7/7 | Gui-Wei | Close · Jade Hall (auspicious) | Ox, west | Offerings, Praying for blessings, Building work, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave, Encoffining, Exhumation | Wedding, Engagement agreement, Visiting relatives & friends, Praying for children, Consecrating statues, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Digging a well, Opening a business, Opening storehouses, Hanging a signboard, Taking office, Travel, Moving house, Moving in, Medical treatment | Qixi Festival, Birthday of Qiniangma |
| 27 Sun | L7/8 | Jia-Shen | Establish · Heavenly Prison (inauspicious) | Tiger, south | Visiting relatives & friends, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Receiving wealth, Taking office, Travel, Starting school | Breaking ground, Building work, Raising the ridgebeam, Demolition, Opening storehouses, Planting, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave, Encoffining, Exhumation | |
| 28 Mon | L7/9 | Yi-You | Remove · Dark Warrior (inauspicious) | Rabbit, east | Offerings, Taoist rites, Building work, Demolition, Haircut, Bathing, House cleaning, Breaking ground for a grave, Encoffining, Ending mourning, Putting on mourning clothes, Exhumation | Wedding, Opening a business, Trade & contracts, Taking office, Travel, Moving house, Moving in, Medical treatment | |
| 29 Tue | L7/10 | Bing-Xu | Full · Life Director (auspicious) | Dragon, north | Visiting relatives & friends, Offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening a business, Trade & contracts, Receiving wealth, Opening storehouses, Hanging a signboard, Tailoring, Haircut | Wedding, Betrothal, Breaking ground, Taking office, Medical treatment, Planting, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave | |
| 30 Wed | L7/11 | Ding-Hai | Balance · Hooked Array (inauspicious) | Snake, west | Offerings, Building work, Bathing, House cleaning, Encoffining | Wedding, Engagement agreement, Praying for blessings, Digging a well, Opening a business, Moving house, Moving in, Planting, Haircut | |
| 31 Thu | L7/12 | Wu-Zi | Settle · Green Dragon (auspicious) | Horse, south | Wedding, Betrothal, Engagement agreement, Visiting relatives & friends, Offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating statues, Raising the ridgebeam, Installing doors, Trade & contracts, Hanging a signboard, Starting school, Planting, Animal husbandry, Tailoring | Travel, Medical treatment, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave |
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